The siege of Hubat was a military campaign carried out by Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad, sultan of Adal Sultanate, against the Hubat principality.[1][2]

Siege of Hubat
Date1500s
Location
Result Adalite victory
Belligerents
Adal Sultanate Hubat principality
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Abu Bakr Garad Umar Din 
Ahmed ibn Ibrahim

The siege lasted more than a week in which Hubat leader Garad Umar Din would lose his life, resulting in a victory for Sultan Abu Bakr.[3] However the future leader of Adal, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi evaded capture.[4]


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  1. ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 31.
  2. ^ Lindah, Bernhard. Local history of Ethiopia (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute library. p. 5.
  3. ^ Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times. Red Sea press. p. 166. ISBN 9780932415196.
  4. ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Review work of Futuh al Habasha. Journal of Ethiopain studies. p. 183. JSTOR 27828848.